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NEW YORK - The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere - and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired - was the top news story of 2014, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.

For the fourth consecutive year, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has included Hanover College on its list of the country's best values in private education. The New York-based publication's annual list ranks 100 liberal arts college and 100 private universities.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The biological family of an Indiana aid worker killed by Islamic State militants is criticizing the FBI for its treatment of them during his yearlong captivity, saying they were denied the aid offered to his adoptive parents.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana aid worker beheaded by Islamic State militants in Syria was praised for his humanitarian work Sunday during a memorial service attended by hundreds that included readings from the Bible and the Quran.

FISHERS - The death of an Indiana aid worker at the hands of Islamic State militants is "barbaric" and is not a true reflection of Islam, a cleric told hundreds of people who gathered Friday for the first of three memorial services honoring the slain man.

An Indiana aid worker and former Hanover College student who was beheaded by Islamic State militants was eulogized Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate while organizers announced three public services for him.

INDIANAPOLIS - The parents of an Indiana aid worker who was beheaded by Islamic State militants said Monday their hearts are battered by their son's death but that they believe his life is proof "one person can make a difference."

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group has beheaded Peter Kassig, releasing a video Sunday showing a masked militant standing over the severed head of a man it said was the former U.S. Army Ranger-turned-aid worker, who was seized while delivering relief supplies in Syria last year.